- Here is a list of some of my favorite shareware, freeware, and open source projects or applications in alphabetical order. I hope you will find them as helpful as I have. Many of these apps have free trials available. Some applications listed are commercial software packages. I have not listed the biggies like Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver or Microsoft Office as assume most users are familiar with these huge software packages.
If you are using Mac OS X also see My Favorite OS X Only Software, Applications That Students and Teachers Should be Aware Of, Some Useful Presentation Tools for Mac Users, Recommended Mac OS X Web Tools and Mac Software Utilities.
- 1Password
- OS X only - $29.95 - keeps track of all web passwords, automates sign-in, guards from identity theft.
- A to G
- OS X, free - exports your Address Book contacts into Gmail contacts.
- Accompanist
- OS X, free - input a sequence of chords, and Accompanist will generate piano accompaniment in a variety of musical styles.
- Acorn
- OS X only - $39.95 - nice image editor for OS X.
- Acquisition
- Shareware $17.99, OS X only - my favorite peer to peer application with integrated BitTorrent support.
- Address-o-sync
- Freeware, OS X only - Share or sync Address Books for multiple Macs over Bonjour.
- Adium
- Freeware, OS X only - Adium is a free instant messaging application for Mac OS X that can connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, and more.
- Adobe Media Player
- Cross-platform, free - Adobe’s video player.
- Airfoil
- Shareware $25, OS X and Windows - Airfoil lets you send any audio to remote speakers attached to all your AirPort Express in sync. AirPort Express - It’s not just for iTunes anymore.
- AirPort Flow
- OS 10.5, free utility for Leopard that monitor the transfer rates of your AirPort Extreme.
- AllBookmarks
- OS X, free - get to your bookmarks from the menu bar giving you quick access for most browsers.
- AlterEgo
- OS X, $5 - special effects for iChat and PhotoBooth.
- aLunch
- OS X, donationware - simple customizable application launcher that can be accessed from your menu bar.
- Amadeus Pro
- OS X, $40 - powerful multitrack audio editor supporting a variety of formats including MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, Apple Lossless, AIFF, Wave and many others.
- Amnesty Singles
- OS X only, $9.95 - run Dashboard widgets on your desktop.
- Anxiety
- Free, OS X only - super-lightweight To-do list application for Mac OS X Leopard that synchronizes with iCal and Mail.
- AP Grapher
- OS X, free - searches for and displays nearby wireless access points with information about their percent availability, maximum signal strength, and last contact time.
- AppCleaner
- OS X, free - completely and properly uninstall unwanted apps by dropping an application onto the AppCleaner icon which searches for all related files so you can delete them.
- AppDelete
- OS X, donationware - delete the application you choose and any associated items (files and folders) that belong to that application.
- AppFresh
- OS X only, free - keep all applications, widgets, preference panes and application plugins installed on your Mac up to date.
- AppleJack
- OS X, free - command-line utility that makes a number of troubleshooting procedures available via single-user mode at startup.
- AppMenuBoy
- OS X Leopard, free - creates a hierarchical menu, in the dock, and when it is the frontmost app, in the menu bar, of your apps.
- AppShelf
- OS X, $6.90 - easily keep track of your purchased software and serial numbers.
- AppTrap
- OS X, free - drag an unwanted application to the trash and a dialog window asks if you want to delete associated files.
- AppZapper
- OS X only - $12.95 - delete an application and all the files that came with it in a drag drop zapp!
- AquaEthereal
- Freeware and open source, OS X only - AquaEthereal is an application launcher, written in Python, for the Unix-based Ethereal network monitoring program.
- Art Text
- Shareware $40, OS X only - application to create high quality textual graphics, headings, logos, icons, web banners and buttons.
- ArtRage
- Freeware, OS X and Windows - painting package designed to provide a realistic and fun simulation of using paint on a canvas, along with pens, pencils, crayons, and other tools like Corel Painter.
- Audacity
- Freeware all platforms, open source software for recording and editing sounds.
- AudialHub
- OS X, $18.81 USD with $14.81 for VisualHub owners - convert audio files from dozens of audio types to popular formats.
- Audio Hijack Pro
- Shareware $32 pro $16 regular version, OS X only - Like A VCR For Internet Radio. Record and enhance anything your Mac can play.
- Audiobook Builder
- OS X only - $9.95 - organize audio files and output one or two files that your iPod recognizes as actual Audiobooks.
- Audiobook Maker
- OS X, free - makes joining and converting audio files into audiobooks.
- AudioCodex
- OS X, $29.95 - slow it down, pitch it up, loop, warp, manipulate and mash up your music and movies in real time from your iTunes library.
- Audiocorder
- OS X, $19.99 - records audio and includes timed recording, voice-controlled recording, iTunes integration, voice timestamp, and other features.
- Aurora
- OS X, 15 Euros - alarm clock for your Mac that lets you wake up to your favorite iTunes or iPod playlist or any TV or radio channel from EyeTV.
- Awaken
- OS X, $12.95 - fantastic alarm clock for your Mac.
- BackTrack
- OS X, $15 - logs all text that is typed for all applications as a safety net.
- BannerZest
- OS X, $49 USD - create Flash slideshows and animated banners easily without knowing Flash.
- Baseline
- OS X, $20 - checks where all your disk space has gone by viewing files and folders in a list, in columns, or graphically as a TreeMap.
- BatChmod
- OS X, donationware - Cocoa utility for manipulating file and folder privileges that can batch change and has useful Force Empty Trash command.
- Bean
- OS X, free and open source - simple easy-to-use word processor that is compatible with MS Word’s .doc format.
- Belarc Advisor
- Free for Windows Vista, 2003, XP, 2000, NT 4, Me, 98, and 95 - builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, serial numbers, etc.
- BetterZip
- OS X, $19.95 - split files into certain sizes, open archives without having to expand them and extract only certain files plus encrypt your archives.
- Bezipped
- OS X, free - file compression and archive utility that creates smaller archives than Finder’s “Compress” functionality. Windows friendly format.
- Bias Deck
- OS X, $99 for LE & $399 for Deck 3.5 - advanced multi-track digital audio workstation for music, audio-for-picture, Internet audio, 5.1 surround mixing, and more.
- Bias Peak
- OS X, $129 for LE & $599 for Pro - digital audio workstation for the Mac.
- BlogAssist
- OS X, $9.95 - tool to help weblog and website editing by making HTML markup easier.
- Blue Crab
- OS X, $25 - copy the contents of a website to Mac.
- Boinx iStopMotion
- Shareware $40, OS X only - iStopMotion is the tool of choice for Stop Motion Animation (aka. Claymation) and Time Lapse Recording.
- Bokeh
- OS X, $17 - allows you to stop an application from using the processor, freeing it up for other applications to use.
- Bonjour Browser
- OS X, free - browse all the Bonjour services available on your local network.
- Bonjour for Windows
- Free for Windows 2000/2003, Windows XP or Windows Vista - enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks.
- Books
- OS X, free - Cocoa application for OS X that helps you manage your personal book collection.
- Breakaway
- OS X, free - Stop/start iTunes depending on the status of headphones connect or disconnect to avoid blaring speakers and losing your place.
- BrowseBack
- OS X, US $29.95 - view, search, save, and share web pages you have visited quick and easy.
- Bucket Explorer
- Cross-platform - USD$29.95 - user interface for Amazon’s Simple Storage Service, S3. Amazon allows you to store data in folder like “buckets” on S3.
- BusySync
- OS X, $19.95 per computer - share iCal calendars and Google calendars with family or coworkers without the need for a dedicated server.
- BwanaDik
- OS X, free - monitor networks from the menu bar.
- Cabos
- OS X, free file sharing application based on LimeWire and Acquisition.
- Caffeine
- OS X, free - icon that can prevent your Mac from automatically going to sleep, dimming the screen or starting screen savers.
- Calindock
- OS X, free - handy application that displays a monthly or daily calendar in your Mac’s Dock.
- Call Recorder for Skype
- OS X, $14.95 - adds a simple recording window to Skype for Mac.
- Calq
- OS X and Windows, free - easy to use on demand calculator.
- Camino
- Freeware and open source, OS X only - gecko engine like Firefox, but is more at home on a Mac.
- CamMail
- OS X, $15 USD - create and send VideoMail the easy way.
- Camouflage
- OS X, free - hides all the icons and leaves nothing but the pure wallpaper. One click on the desktop opens the Finder Window.
- CamTwist
- OS X only, free and open source - lets you add special effects to your video chats.
- Can Combine Icons
- Shareware $10, OS X only - combine icons and make new OS X icon.
- CandyBar
- OS X only - $26.95 - customize and organize your OS X icons fast and easy.
- Capture Magic
- OS X, $159 SD or $299 HD - record multiple cameras, direct-to-disk with a host of tools that you can use in a studio or on location.
- Carbon Copy Cloner
- Donationware, OS X only - Clone your Macintosh hard drive and make it bootable.
- Chax
- OS X, free - makes iChat better by adding unified buddy list, Growl support, and an always-on-top option.
- CheckUp
- OS X, $49 - extensive skin-able monitor for your Mac for CPU usage, RAM, drivers, serial number, fonts, pref panes, and more with remote monitoring.
- Cheetah3D
- OS X, $149 - powerful 3D modeling for the Mac.
- Chicken of the VNC
- Freeware/Open Source, OS X only - Chicken of the VNC is a VNC client for Mac OS X.
- ChocoFlop
- OS X, free for alpha - nice new photo and image editor that reads and writes all the popular file formats.
- ChronoSync
- OS X, $30 - allows you to efficiently synchronize files and folders from one disk location to another.
- CleanApp
- OS X only - $10 - rid your system of a program and all the files that came with it in a snap!
- ClipX
- Windows, free - clipboard manager which allows you to copy multiple items to your clipboard, then pick and choose which one to paste.
- Coccinella
- Cross platform, free and open source - collaborate with whiteboard, text chat with images, sharing a common window on your computer with two or more other users on the net.
- Cocktail
- OS X, $14.95 - general purpose utility with a mix of maintenance tools and interface tweaks, all accessible via a comprehensive graphical interface and toolset.
- CocoaMySQL
- OS X only - free and open source - great tool for managing mySQL data on the Mac.
- Coda
- Shareware $79, OS X only - Web development tool - text editor + transmit + css editor + terminal + books + more.
- Colloquy
- OS X, free - advanced IRC, SILC & ICB client for the Mac.
- Color Picker Pro
- OS X, $17.95 - aids in finding hex, RGB and HSL color values for use in CSS and HTML production.
- ColorNamePicker
- OS X, free - colorpicker plug-in provides the name of your selected color.
- ColorSchemer Studio
- OS X, $49.95 - professional color matching application for anyone from hobbyists to advanced professionals.
- Comic Life
- OS X and Windows - $24.95 / $29.95 deluxe - create astounding comics, beautiful picture albums, how-tos… and more!
- Compositor
- OS X, $35 USD - full featured image editing and image to art application.
- Conference Recorder
- OS X, $14.95 - easy way to record your iChat audio and video chats.
- Connect360
- OS X, $20 - automatically indexes your Mac’s iTunes and iPhoto libraries and shares them to your Xbox 360.
- Copernicus
- OS X, free - screen recording with QuickTime output.
- CopyPaste Pro
- OS X, $20 beta then price rises to $30 - multiple clipboard and archive.
- CosmoPod
- OS X, $6.90 euros - Safari add-on that helps you download and convert Flash, DivX, WMV and Real Media videos from the Internet to your Mac / iPod / iPhone / AppleTV automatically.
- Covers
- OS X, free - search and print DVD or CD covers.
- CoverScout
- OS X only - $19.99 - full features app for finding album art for your iTunes tracks.
- CoverStream
- OS X Leopard, €14.95 - Cover Flow desktop app to control iTunes.
- Crucial Mac System Scanner
- OS X, free - automatically analyzes your system memory information and suggests an upgrade for you.
- cssedit
- Shareware $29.95, OS X only - Fantastic CSS editor, a must have for any web designer.
- CurrencyConverter
- OS X, free - widget that allows you to easily calculate currency conversions of more than 190 world currencies.
- CuteClips
- OS X, $10 - Improves copy & paste by retaining what you copied allowing to use those items again, or save them to disk.
- CyberDuck
- Freeware, OS X - FTP and SFTP solid, reasonably fast, and loaded with features.
- Darwine
- OS X, free and open source - run Windows apps on a Mac.
- Déjà Vu
- OS X, $24.95 - “preference pane” in your System Preferences that allows scheduled unattended backups of important folders or entire system.
- Dejal Simon
- OS X, $29.95 and up - site monitoring tool for Mac OS X. It checks servers for changes or failures, and notifies you via e-mail, sound, speech, or other means.
- Dejumble
- OS 10.5, $19 - task management utility available through the menu bar works with iCal and Mail, tags, categories, search and sorting, a pull-off Task View, and other features.
- Delicious Library
- Shareware $40, OS X only - Catalog, browse, and share all your books, movies, music, and video
- DeskLickr
- OS X, donationware - grabs Desktop images from Flickr keeping your desktop images fresh.
- Desktop 2 Login
- OS X Leopard, free - with one click match the background image on your login screen to your desktop wallpaper.
- Desktop Transporter
- OS X, US$29.95 - Remote control, connect remotely to any Mac set to share.
- DesktopLyrics
- OS X, free and open source - displays the lyrics of the song currently playing in “iTunes” right on your desktop.
- Desktopple
- OS X, Pro version is $17 - easily hides all of your Desktop clutter from your menu bar or the touch of a hotkey is all it takes, and those icons simply vanish from view.
- Desktoptopia
- OS X and Windows, free - nice desktop wallpaper app that periodically changes your wallpaper for you.
- DEVONthink
- OS X, $39.95 personal $79.95 professional - database for all your digital files, be they PDFs, emails, Word docs or even multimedia files.
- Disclabel
- Shareware $29.95, OS X only - create, print, & share CD labels, jewel case inserts, and DVD covers that look truly professional.
- Disk Inventory X
- OS X, free - disk usage utility that shows the sizes of files and folders in a special graphical way called “treemaps”.
- djay
- OS X only - $49.99 USD - be a great digital DJ.
- Docker
- OS X, free - easily switch between a 2D or 3D dock, change the color, style, dock size, animation options and more.
- DockLock
- OS X Leopard , $8 - ock or unlock the contents of the Dock so nothing can be dragged on or off.
- DockStar
- OSX, $9.95 - new badges to the Mail dock icon and clickable indicators to the menu bar.
- DOT.TUNES
- OS X and Windows, free download with different plugins starting at $10 - access, share and publish your tunes from iTunes remotely and with others.
- Downsize
- OS X, $19.95 - batch prepare images for the web by resizing, and adding watermarks, frames, and drop shadows.
- DrawIt
- OS 10.5, liet version is free with pro version at $42 - image editing and drawing with non-destructive editing, live filters, powerful vector tools, collection of basic shapes and a nice UI.
- DRM Dumpster
- OS X, $30 - legal way to convert DRM tracks from your iTunes music library to standard files. DRM Dumpster uses a CD-RW and iTunes itself to convert all of the DRM music files so can use with any music player.
- DropCopy
- OS X, free - quickly share files/folders between your OS X machines across your home network.
- Duplicate Files Searcher
- Cross-platform, free - finds and deletes duplicate files on your computer and removable media devices.
- DVD Rip
- Windows, free - rip DVDs for back-up.
- DVD Studio Pack for Mac
- OS X, $65 - DVD Ripper, Video Converter and DVD Copy Suite.
- DVDShrink
- Windows, free - compresses your DVD rips so they take less space and fit on single layer DVDs.
- EasyCard
- OS X and Windows, $30 - create your own greeting cards.
- EasyCrop
- OS X, $11.95 - crop and scale down a photos with this lightweight app.
- EasyWMA
- Shareware $10, OS X only - allows you to convert wma, asf and wmv audio files to mp3, m4a or wav so that you can play songs in iTunes or on your Mac.
- ecto
- Shareware $17.95 is a feature-rich desktop blogging client for MacOSX and Windows.
- Essentials for iPhoto
- OS X, $59.95 - collection of four tools to help you correct color, add depth of field by realistically blurring the background, add creative borders and resize your photos to get a larger print.
- ETVComskip
- OS X, free & open source - allows users of EyeTV to enjoy commercial-free recorded television.
- ExpanDrive
- OS X, $29 - adds SFTP into Finder allowing you to mount remote volumes like local drives safe and securely.
- FastDVDCopy
- Shareware $100, OS X only - copy your personal DVDs, Playstation, and CDs in just one mouse click.
- Fetch
- Shareware $25, OS X only - Easy-to-use, full-featured FTP and SFTP client for the Apple Macintosh.
- ffmpegX
- OS X, free - convert video to or from most any format.
- Final Vinyl
- OS X, free - record your collection of old vinyl records using just the Griffin iMic and a turntable.
- Firefox
- Freeware, all platforms - Firefox empowers you to browse faster, more safely and more efficiently than with any other browser.
- FlickrGet
- OS X, free - small application built to make the process of getting images from a user’s Flickr Set easy.
- Flip4Mac - Windows Media Components for QuickTime
- Freeware (OS X) - play Windows Media files (.wma and .wmv) directly in QuickTime Player and view Windows Media content on the Internet using a Web browser.
- Flip4Mac WMV Studio / WMV Player Pro
- Shareware $49 (try free) for Studio / $29 for Pro, OS X only - import Windows Media files for editing and conversion to other QuickTime formats from within your favorite application, including Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express HD, QuickTime Pro and iMovie.
- Flock
- Cross-platform, Flockfree web browser that makes it easy to share media and connect to other people online.
- Flow
- OS 10.5, $29 - FTP client built exclusively for Mac OS X Leopard.
- Fluid
- OS X, free - makes using web apps easier, by creating an app that can be put in your applications folder. Site Specific Browsers for Gmail, Facebook, Campfire or Pandora.
- Fluid Mask
- OS X and Windows, $239 - advanced masking tool.
- Font Finagler
- OS X, $10 - troubleshoot garbled text font corruption.
- Font Pilot
- OS X, $15.95 - allows you to browse visually an entire folder of fonts that are NOT installed.
- ForkLift
- OS X only, $29.95 - powerful file manager for the Mac. Connect to FTP/SFTP or WebDAV servers, manage your Amazon S3 account or your mobile devices over Bluetooth.
- FotoMagico
- OS X, $49.95 - great slideshows for dazzling your audience.
- FrameByFrame
- OS X, free - reate stop-motion animation videos using any webcam/video camera connected to your Mac.
- FreeDMG
- OS X, free - drag and drop disk imaging.
- GarageSale
- OS X only - $29.99 - full-featured client application for the eBay online auction system.
- Genius
- OS X, free - study foreign language phrases, vocabulary words, historical events, legal definitions, formal speeches, marketing points—anything you need to memorize!
- GhostReader
- OS X, €40 - multilingual text-to-speech app that reads aloud PDF, Word and other documents, as well as selected text in any application.
- Gimp-Print
- OS X, free - open-source printer drivers that provides access to a number of devices natively unsupported by Mac OS X.
- GIMPshop
- Freeware. OS X, Linux, Windows - Gimp is a powerful, open source image editing application. For more info on the Gimp visit gimp.org. GIMPshop is essentially the same program with some cosmetic changes.
- GizmoProject
- Freeware/Open Source, all platforms - VoIP and IM. Make telephone calls to from your computer.
- Glance
- Cross-platform, $49 - desktop sharing tool for hosting live web demos, sales presentations.
- GLterm
- OS X, $10 - replacement for the Terminal application which ships with MacOS X.
- Google Docs & Spreadsheets
- Free, (supported by Firefox, IE 5.5+, and Mozilla) - web-based word processing and spreadsheet program.
- Google Earth
- Cross-platform, free - satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.
- Google Notifier for Mac
- Freeware (OS X) - application that shows you alerts in your menu bar, so you can see when you have new Gmail messages or upcoming Google Calendar events without having to open a web browser.
- grabUp
- OS X, free - nice screen grab and upload tool.
- Growl
- OS X, free - utility that gives you translucent status messages from background applications.
- Guitar Shed
- OS X, $18 - ultimate software toolbox for musicians. Adjustable Metronome, Jam Machine, Song Jammer, Low-Octave Bass Tuning, Gig Manager, Web Manager, and more.
- GuitarLog
- OS X, $14.95 - organize your practice sessions and record your progress.
- HamachiX
- OS X, free - frontend to hamachi, a secure mediated VPN client.
- Hamilton
- OS X, $19.95 - organize and calculate the value of your United States Savings Bonds.
- Handbrake
- Freeware, OS X and other platforms - HandBrake is a GPL’d multi-platform, DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter. Perfect for getting your DVDs on the new iPod that supports video.
- Highlight
- OS X, free - puts an invisible drawing sheet on top of whatever is on your screen, and offers basic drawing capabilities.
- HookUp
- OS X, free - easily allows you to access, stream and download from your iTunes library in remote networks.
- HoudahGeo
- OS X, $25 - excellent photo geocoding tool that allows you may “pin” photos to the locations where they were taken.
- Houdini
- OS X, free - easily create, access, move and delete hidden files and folders.
- HyperDither
- OS X, free - utility that converts color or grayscale images to 1 bit black & white using a sophisticated dithering routine.
- HyperEdit
- OS X, $25 - lightweight HTML editor with a preview pane that displays the web page live as you type.
- iActu
- OS X, free - Dashboard Widget gives world news from 400 newspapers that can be read to you.
- iAlertU
- OS X, free - alarm system for your MacBook and MacBook Pros that uses the built in motion to trigger the alarm and the iSight to capture the image of the thief.
- iArchiver
- OS X, $26 - compression and decompression utility.
- iBackup
- OS X, free - scheduled backups of files, folders and applications that uses plugins to backup your settings like the dock, deskop picture, time, firewall, bluetooth and other system preferences.
- iBank
- OS X, $59.99 - financial manager featuring direct downloads, graphs, iPhone sync, etc.
- IceClean
- OS 10.5, free - Leopard system maintenance and optimization tool.
- iChat Pro
- OS X, free - makes iChat a bit more like Adium and gets rid of the text, audio, video, and screen sharing buttons ay bottom.
- iClip
- OS X, $29 - multiple clipboard & scrapbook for your Mac. Copy multiple items before pasting them.
- iClip lite
- OS X widget, free - multiple clipboard & scrapbook widget designed to improve your efficiency and productivity for most tasks you do on your computer.
- iClock
- OS X, $20 - add what you want to your menu bar clock, alarms, stopwatch, track stocks, and far more.
- iCombiner
- OS X, $26 - convert, combine, and organize image files to PDF.
- Iconverter
- Freeware, OS X only - makes it easy to get icons into and out of OS X icon format.
- ies4osx
- OSX, free - run Internet Explorer 5/6/7 Natively in OS X without Windows.
- iFeedPod
- OS X only, free - small app which syncs RSS feeds to your iPod.
- iFlash
- OS X, $14.95 - virtual flash-card program that helps you learn.
- iGet
- OS X, $49 - log into your account on any remote Mac, and browse, search, and get the files you need.
- iGet Mobile
- OS X, $39 - application that runs on your Mac allowing you to easily and securely access documents and files from your favorite mobile devices including the iPhone and iPod touch.
- iGlasses
- OS X, $9.95 - manipulate your webcam’s video settings from within iChat and many other programs, including iMovie, Photo Booth, Yahoo! Messenger, Skype and web-based chat.
- iKey
- OS X, $30 - creates shortcuts to accomplish repetitive tasks.
- ImageWell
- OS X, $19.95 - quickly resize, crop, watermark, edit your images, take screenshots and then instantly upload them to the web.
- Imposition Studio
- OS X, $399 - reates an imposed, output-ready, Adobe InDesign document from a multi-page PDF file.
- Indigo
- OS X, $179.95 - complete home control and automation server that can integrate X10 hardware devices.
- Inkscape
- Freeware and Open Source, OS X, Windows, and Linux - vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X.
- InstantShot!
- Freeware, OS X - Screenshots controlled from your menu bar.
- Interarchy
- OS X only - $59 - full featured FTP application for the Mac.
- Invoice
- OS X, US $49 - full-featured invoice application for SOHO or business users.
- iPanic
- OS X, free - simulates a Mac OS X kernel panic. For added realism, during the simulation application switching, force quit and exposé are disabled, but you can quit with Command-Q.
- iPhoto Library Selector
- OS X, free - choose your iPhoto library before launching.
- iPlayMusic
- OS X and Windows, $39.95 - innovative software for Guitar lessons.
- ipoddisk
- OS X only - free and open source - tool designed to make it easy and intuitive to copy music from your iPod.
- iPodRip
- Shareware $15, OS X only - iPodRip allows you to copy songs from any Mac iPod to any Mac running OS X.
- iPSP
- OS X, $19.95 - total Sony PSP management for your Mac.
- Iris
- OS X only - $79 - image editor for OS X.
- Iris
- OS X, free - do more cool stuff with your iSight; time lapse movies, webcam, and motion detector with email.
- iSale
- OS X only - $39.99 - full-featured application that creates and manges eBay online auctions.
- iSay
- OS X, $20 - speak to your Mac and have it type out emails, notes, etc.
- iShowU
- Shareware $20, OS X only - a nice video screen capture tool.
- Isolator
- OS X, free menu bar app that helps you concentrate on one application at a time.
- iSquint
- OS X only - freeware - iPod video conversion app that is faster than QuickTime Pro.
- iStabilize
- OS X, EUR 54.74 - video stabilizer that removes unwanted shaky motion from movies with respect to translation, rotation, and zoom.
- iStar
- OS X, $50 - karaoke for the Mac.
- iStat menus
- OS X, free - monitors your entire system right from your menu bar.
- iStumbler
- OS X only - Donation-ware - wireless network discovery tool for Mac users.
- iTerm
- OS X, free and open source - full featured terminal emulation program written for OS X using Cocoa.
- iTunes Library Selector
- OS X, free - choose your iTunes library before launching.
- iUSBCam
- OS X, $9.95 - allows you to use a USB webcam for video conferencing.
- iWatermark
- OS X & Windows, $20 - watermark artwork, digital photos and other images that you can then put on the web or send via email.
- Jar Inspector
- OS X, free - easy to use yet powerful jar file editor.
- JES Deinterlacer
- OS X, free - deinterlacer for QuickTime and standards conversion (PALNTSC), change field dominance, reinterlace and inverse telecine.
- Jing Project
- Windows and OS X, free - capture screenshots or record video of your desktop and allowing you to upload them to screencast.com.
- JollysFastVNC
- OS X, free - VNC client for controlling remote computers.
- Jolt
- OS X, $5 - click the Jolt icon and your system will stay on for a few minutes at full power.
- Joost
- OS X and Windows, free application that allows you to watch television videos on the internet.
- Jotstick
- OS X, $49 - tool for recording your screen to create training videos, enhance presentations, take illustrated snapshots.
- Jotter
- OS X, $10 - simple note taking app.
- Journler
- OS X, free - notebook and information manager that allows you to combine text and media easily.
- Journler
- OS X. $34.95 - daily notebook and entry based information manager.

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